Apparel belt



Marsh 31. 1925.

M. STARM ER APPAREL BELT original Filed June 20L Patented Mar. 31, 1925.

UNITED STATES isaiasi MARY Sramana, or nnwron'r NEWS, VIRGINIA.

APPAREL BELT;

Application filed J'une 20, 1922, Serial No. 569,624. Renewed August 27, 1924. i

To all wlmm t may @omer/n.'

Be it known that I, MARY S'rAnMnn, a citizen of the United States of America, ref; siding at Newport News, in the county of Varwick and State of Virginia, have invented certain new and usefull Improvements in Apparel Belts, of which the following is a specification.-

form and shape during long `and continuous K wear.

lVith the above ends in View the 'invention consists in certain novel features of VconstructionV and combinations and arrangements of parts involving an inner liningor stiffening member, and the outer casing, as will be hereinafter more specifically set forth and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated one complete example and several modifications of the physical embodiment of my invention wherein the parts are combined ,and arranged according to the best mode I have thus far-devised for the practical application of the principles of my invention.

Figure l is a perspective view of a waistline belt embodying my invention.

Figure 2 is an enlarged and exaggerated, transverse sectional view showing the formation of the belt, in which an adhesive, as tailors cement, is utilized for securing together the adjoining, lower edges of the belt.

Figure 3 is a similar view wherein the lower edges are secured together by stitches.

Figure t is an edge view showing the stitches as used in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a view showing a portion of the strip of lining material before it is fashioned as a lining strip,

Figure 6 is a view showing the lining strip as prepared for enclosure Within lill@ belt gglshlg? 'or fabric. lVhen used for mens wear, the

exterior casing 3 may be-of the same goods or material' as that of the trousers, and whenused for womens wear the casing 3 may lbeof the same material as used in a skirt'or coat, if desired. It will be understood of course that other goods may be utilized for either mens or womens wear, v

and there maybe contrast between the colors ofthebelt vand that of the garment with which the belt is worn. y

In'making up the belt I utilize a lining able -pieee of coarse and `cem'paratively stiff,` but ieXible, material as 4 in Figure 5, and this strip when cut to desired dimensions is folded to its final form for the lining as indicated at 5.' The lining as an article of manufacture comprises an upper bend or fold 6, and the two folds of the lining are stitched together on amedian line as at 7 the row of stitches extending from end to end of the lining and fashioning the lining with two free edges 8 and 9, whichbecome the bottom edges of the lining when it is encased in itsV casing 3. Y 1

The casing 3 is also fashioned from a folded strip of goods or material, with an upper bend or fold 10 having depending edges 11 and I2. In making up the belt the lining is placed within the folded casing: and the two edges 11 and 12 of the casing, which are longer than the complementary edges 8 and 9 of the lining, are bent or folded under and within the edges of the lining. In the exaggerated showing of the invention in Figure 2, these folded edges of the lining and of the casing, where they contact, are secured together by any adhesive, as tailors cement, as indicated at 13, thereby securing together the edges of the lining and casing and also the adjoinor interior reinforcement made from a suitv ing faces of the edges of the casing. After the adhesive has been applied, the belt is pressed to closely cement :the parts and to compress the edges for the purpose of fashioning the belt with a smooth appearance and uniform thickness.

In Figures 3 and el., the adhesive may or may not be used, but stitches, as 141, are utilized to secure together the adjoining folded ends or edges of the casing in which the free edges of the lining are enclosed. Then the bottom edge of thebelt is ironed or otherwise pressed to proper width and form.

For reinforcing or stiifening the free end of the belt, and for guiding the belt through the buckle 2, l utilize a longitudinally extending member 15, as in Figure 7. This member is preferably made of a piece of japanned wire or other non-rusting material, with end eyes 16, and the wire is stitched or otherwise secured by means of its eyes 16 to the lining. The stiifening wire may be located within the folds of the lining, or stitched to one of its outer sides as in Figure 7, and in either case is of assistance in maintaining the free end of the'belt, as passed through the buckle, in extended position. The stiifening wire prevents curling of the belt end, and assists in holding the belt-end in position for ready insertion through the buckle. v

The stiifener 17 in Figure 8 may be substituted for the wire stiffener 15 of Figure 7, but is used in the same manner. This device 17 may be made up of a metal plate with perforations near its-ends for securing, as by stitches, to the lining for performing its described functions.

From the above description taken in connection with my drawings it will be apparent that I have provided a ready-made lining which may be sold as an article of manufacture for incorporation in tailor made belts, or the belt may be manufactured complete including the lining as an element. The use of the double-fold involving the complementary edges of the lining and casing, eliminates the necessity for the customary basting or temporary stitching of the parts, thus saving time and work or labor in the manufacture of the belts. The adhesive may be applied along the edges of the lining and casing by a brush, the parts then pressed inwardly with a paddle, and the lower edge of the belt may then be ironed for proper iinish. The addition of the stitches 14, which are permanent, not only insure greater security for the double folds at the edge of the belt, but these stitches are substitutes for the usual basting stitches.

The belt thus constructed insures a strong, durable, and well braced structure commending it for both its utility and ornamental features, and is capable of being made up into various forms to meet different requirements.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination in a belt with an inner lining and an outer casing each formedl with return bends, the free edges of the casing turned under and within the free edges of the lining, and means for securing the adjoining edges of the casing together.

2. The combination in an apparel belt with a lining formed with a return bend and a casing therefor formed with a return bend, the free edges of the casing turned under and within the edges of the lining, an adhesive cementing the adjoining faces of both the lining and casing and of the casing, and a row of stitches joining the lower edges of the belt.

3. A belt comprising a lining formed with a return bend and a row of stitches' 

